The federal government has slashed funding for ParticipACTION, knocking the wind out of the organization that promotes fitness and healthy living — a message obesity experts say is more important than ever.

The problem is evident from Toronto to Tobago.
A staggering 2.1 billion people — nearly 30 per cent of the world's population – are either obese or overweight, according to an international study to be published Thursday that calls for "urgent global action" to get people consuming less food and moving more.